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Typically went I setup a machine for myself I do a clean install of the OS and then only install the applications I want to use. I make sure the machine is clean and works well double and triple test. I then make an image for fast recovery. After that I normally leave my machine on 24/7 never rebooting. The only time I reboot is to install Windows Updates that require reboots that is it.

I have found that my machine is very stable and I never have issues however Microsoft recommends (This is a quote from the MS website):

Restart your PC at least once a week, especially if you use it a lot. Restarting a PC is a good way to clear out its memory and ensure that any errant processes and services that started running get shut down.Restarting closes all the software running on your PC—not only the programs you see running on the taskbar, but also dozens of services that might have been started by various programs and never stopped. Restarting can fix mysterious performance problems when the exact cause is hard to pinpoint.If you keep so many programs, e‑mail messages, and websites open that you think restarting is a hassle, that's probably a sign you should restart your PC. The more things you have open and the longer you keep them running, the greater the chances your PC will bog down and eventually run low on memory.

Only when important updates are pushed, or when doing program maintenance that requires it. Else this baby's on all day long.... When will MS push a new update model does doesn't require rebooting for kernel updates like some distros of Linux?

Dont see any major advantage either way. One can argue that all that turning on/off will expand/contract the circuit boards/ components that'll wear them out faster, the temps can be maintained more evenly if some power state is maintained (running/ sleep/ hibernate). But nowadays people change computers every 3-4 years anyway, so it may not matter.

I shutdown if i plan to away on the weekend or if there is a lightening storm in the area. Otherwise never, though updates and troubleshooting do force reboots occasionally.

I don't reboot, even if an update needs a reboot, I don't reboot it unless I other things that needs a reboot. My average uptime is ~30 days now, back in XP, I can go up to 3 months or more, averaging 2.5 months...

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I already RMA-ed my motherboard and RAM but issue still persist.
Sometimes after the blue screen , when i look at the Windows Experience Index , it says new hardware detected and I have to re-run the assessment to get a new index (...

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Having To Do System Restore RegularlyWhen browsing on Youtube, I always do a scan with SUPERAntiSpyWare after the session. Every time I pick up items. After getting rid of them I will restart my computer even though I did not get a dialog box telling me to do so. When I attempt to open my email or do a search on Google, my email...

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Regularly BSODsHey everybody,
2 weeks ago I decided to replace my old Win XP by a new Win 7. The XP installation was already 2 or more years old, and Windows froze regularly.
I bought a new additional harddisk and installed Windows 7 Professional, which worked out quite good. But since then, Windows does...

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If you update W7 regularly you don't need SP1Hi all
Why bother to install SP1 if you've been regularly updating your system via Windows update.
It doesn't contain any new functionality unlike SP2 / SP3 for XP and who knows - you could even get some Regression as some fixes via W7 Update might actually be NEWER than those contained in...

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BSOD RegularlyHello Community Members,
I have just reinstalled Windows 7 hoping to correct the issues I place below. Unfortunately this does not seem to have corrected the error. Please note I have updated all drivers, it is a genuine copy of windows, and it is a new computer.
8/29/2010 12:54:33...

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restart after 2 or 2and half hour later regularlyi am using trial version of windows 7,
when i install it, i noticed that my pc restart regularly after in 2 and 2.30 min later. tell some solution about it ..
please....
By this problem i can`t use my internet also. :huh: :huh: